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rmay635703 · 08-04-2018, 10:23 AM

On the Volt forum there was a guy going to toss a front license plate holder
I told him I would pay postal shipping if he’s willing (I actually need this particular style)
He said sure.

I had the weight and address and told him to put it in a post office envelope and ship no insurance.
I had gotten the rate to be under $5 from USPS in their envelope, depending on how he shipped it

He came back and said can I ship UPS and I naively said, OK as long as it isn’t too expensive and 5 minutes later got a copy of a bill for $28 to send a 7 ounce license plate holder said it was shipped.

I tried looking up what the package would cost on UPS and it looks like about $8,
Is there a way to look up what he actually spent at the UPS store since they charge for boxes and crap, plus he sent it in a box large enough to ship a desktop computer in for god knows what reason.

Ah well, lesson learned or just send him what it probably actually cost since he never asked for $16 + shipping?

If he really spent $28, it seems like he would think, maybe I should just not do it?

08-04-2018, 10:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
rmay635703 home of the odd vehicles Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Somewhere in WI Posts: 3,891 Silver - '10 Chevy Cobalt XFE Thanks: 506 Thanked 867 Times in 654 Posts	What would you do? On the Volt forum there was a guy going to toss a front license plate holder I told him I would pay postal shipping if he’s willing (I actually need this particular style) He said sure. I had the weight and address and told him to put it in a post office envelope and ship no insurance. I had gotten the rate to be under $5 from USPS in their envelope, depending on how he shipped it He came back and said can I ship UPS and I naively said, OK as long as it isn’t too expensive and 5 minutes later got a copy of a bill for $28 to send a 7 ounce license plate holder said it was shipped. I tried looking up what the package would cost on UPS and it looks like about $8, Is there a way to look up what he actually spent at the UPS store since they charge for boxes and crap, plus he sent it in a box large enough to ship a desktop computer in for god knows what reason. Ah well, lesson learned or just send him what it probably actually cost since he never asked for $16 + shipping? If he really spent $28, it seems like he would think, maybe I should just not do it?